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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-State Biodiesel Fraud Scheme
News Release: Orlando, FL Andre Bernard, of Mount Kisco, New York, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S. taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel credits and fraudulently claiming tax credits, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Wood of the Justice Departments Environment and Natural Resources Division and Acting U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow.
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Operator of Global Cybercrime Marketplace Pleads Guilty to Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
News Release: Cybercriminals Codeshop Website Sold Troves of Stolen Credit Card Data and Bank Account Logins on the Black Market
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Houston Bookkeeper Charged in a Scheme to Embezzle from a Client
News Release: HOUSTON A 64-year-old Houston woman has been taken into custody following the return of a 16-count indictment alleging wire and mail fraud and filing false tax returns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
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Secret Service to Test Gunshot Detection System
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The United States Secret Service has a no fail mission that requires the constant assessment of how we can effectively evaluate threats and mitigate vulnerabilities.
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Secret Service Investigation of $15 Million Oil Investment Scheme Results in Arrests and Guilty Pleas
News Release: (SAVANAH, GA) A United States Secret Service investigation into an oil investment fraud scheme has led to two guilty pleas and two additional arrests.
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Transnational Investigation Into Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Results in Guilty Plea
News Release: (NEW YORK, NY) - A Secret Service investigation into an organized cybercrime marketplace has resulted in the guilty plea of a Macedonia citizen.
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Former New Hampshire Investment Banker Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Client Of $2 Million
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Karl Edward Hahn, 44, of Manchester, Connecticut and formerly of New Castle, New Hampshire pleaded guilty on Tuesday to participating in a wire fraud scheme that defrauded a victim of approximately $2 million.
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Bank Fraud Ring That Stole Wallets and More Than $700,000 in Ten States Indicted in Seattle
News Release: Stole Wallets in Grocery Stores; Drained Bank Accounts, Got Cash Advances or Made Large Purchases Using Stolen Credit Cards, Checks and Debit Cards
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Monmouth County, New Jersey, Man Charged with Identity Theft and Check Kiting
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he operated a $530,000 check-kiting scheme using stolen Social Security numbers, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
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Former Controller Of Saint Paul Golf Club Indicted for Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the indictment of JULIE ANN LEE, 53, former controller of the Town & Country Club in St. Paul, Minn., on four counts of wire fraud and six counts of filing false tax returns. LEE is expected to make her initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis later this week.
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New York Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Use Fake Credit Cards to Buy Gift Cards
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Jamaica, NY, has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months imprisonment with credit for time served on any federal detainer, to be served consecutively to the sentence imposed by the Albany County Criminal Court at Case No. 16-21078; three years Supervised Release, and restitution in the amount of $28,106.27 on his conviction of conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
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Toledo Man Indicted for Having Images of Child Sexual Exploitation and Rape
News Release: A Toledo man was indicted for receipt and distribution of child pornography, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
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Moments in History: Poison for Profit: The Philadelphia Arsenic Murder Cases
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - In August 1938, a routine Secret Service counterfeiting investigation led to the discovery of one of the largest mass murder enterprises ever conducted in the United States. Agent Stanley Phillips worked undercover to meet with Herman Petrillo, a food distributor and insurance man ...
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Statement by U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph Tex Alles
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) "I am extremely proud of the hard work performed by the men and women of the Secret Service. Their devotion to duty is unparalleled in federal law enforcement.
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Rochester Man Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Coins
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Timothy Meacham, 32, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with fraudulently selling counterfeit coins. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Indictment: Child Pornography Found on Employees Company Phone
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Kansas City, Kan., man with producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
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Central Falls Residents Indicted in Alleged Fraud, Stolen ID Scheme
News Release: Stolen identities alleged to have been used to gain tens of thousand of dollars in credit for purchases of goods and services in RI and MA
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Two Men Indicted for Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft After Traffic Stop in Brecksville
News Release: Two foreign nationals arrested in Brecksville after a traffic stop were indicted in federal court for having more than 370 stolen credit card account numbers and related information, said David A. Sierleja, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
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Three Cuban Nationals Charged With Access Device Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Conspiracy
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the Indictment of three Cuban nationals, charging them all with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, and two defendants with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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2 Defendants Plead Guilty, 2 More Arrested In $15 Million Oil Investment Fraud Scheme
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA A federal indictment was unsealed yesterday charging Richard Paul Underwood, 65, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Colin P. Purcell, 56, of Simpsonville, Kentucky, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with a $15 million oil investment Ponzi scheme. Both Defendants were arrested by Special Agents of the United States Secret Service.